Site Table of Contents
- Recovery & Healing
- Discouragement versus Depression in Midlife Women
 - Depth Oriented Recovery for Eating Disorders: Beyond Symptoms
 - Why Eating Disorder Treatment Needs Depth Oriented Recovery Work
 - Workplace Sabotage: Why and How Talented Women Are Undermined
 - From Womb to Midlife: Healing Your Gestational and Birth Imprints
 - Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy for Midlife Women: How It Works and Why It Matters
 - Midlife Professional Women: Depth Psychotherapy for Hidden Patterns of Compliance
 - Midlife Women: Choosing Your "Inner CEO"
 - Midlife Women's Compliance Worksheet
 - Midlife Women as Consciousness Pioneers: Claiming Your Unlived Life
 - Deconstructing Marriage: The Hidden Control Bargains That Trap Women
 - Women and the Stages of a Midlife Breakthrough: one stage at a time
 - Midlife Women: When Disapproval Validates and Approval Undermines
 - Midlife Women Worksheet: Power After Narcissistic Manipulation
 
 
- Eating disorder recovery
 
- Emotional resilience
 
- Relationships & Boundaries
 
- Tips and curated reading lists
 
- Uncategorised
 
- Joanna
 
- Seven Reasons to Call Joanna for Psychotherapy
- How to Make Contact
 - First Psychotherapy Appointment: What Happens?
 - Joanna Poppink's Position on Virtual Psychotherapy
 - Long Distance Consultations
 - Couples and Family Therapy
 - Nutritional and Exercise Issues
 - Insurance Coverage for Treatment
 - Requirements to Qualify for Joanna's Practice
 - Consultations vs. Psychotherapy
 - Joanna & Other Professionals - Consulting and Referrals
 - Making An Appointment for Someone Else
 - Practice Privacy Policy
 
 
- This Website
 
- Blog
- What kind of courage is required for recovery?
 - Welcome to our New Look
 - Joanna Poppink's interview with Marc David of Eating Psychology
 - ALERT! Comments and Forum access will close Mon - Wed.
 - Sex and Eating Disorders: Let Love and Reality Win
 - Heat and Passion: How Far Can a Metaphor Go?
 - About Joanna Poppink's Stop Eating Disorder Blog
 - FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
 - Twitter and Eating Disorder Recovery Tweets – Why I Twitter
 - Gut Understanding
 - Kre-alk and Creatine: Safe to Use?
 - Symptoms and Effective Treatment Don’t Have a Straight Line Connection
 - Nourishing Your Right Hemisphere
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Therapist Gets Gifts and So Do You
 - Healing Imagery and Intuition regarding Eating Disorders
 
 
- Friends and Family
 
- Symptoms
- "What to Look for in an Eating Disorder Treatment Center" Commentary
 - Eating Disorder Body Fantasy and Path to Recovery
 - Weight Loss Surgery and Eating Disorders
 - Anxiety, Binge Eating, Intimacy Issues: The Fire Alarm Is Not the Fire
 - Eating Disorders and Menopause
 - Memory and PTSD: How Relationships Can Be Disrupted
 - Addiction to Sleep Deprivation
 - Touch: Physical Contact Can Speed Your Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Drop Your Veil and Let Your Light Shine
 - More About Dread: Signals
 - Lots of Passionate Words but Nobody's There: Understanding Irritation and Fury in Relationships
 - Eating Disorders, Climate Change and Vulnerability to Illness
 - Debasement, Trudging, Self-Worth: Includes Reader Responses
 - Dangerous Sexual Liaisons and Women With Eating Disorders
 - Night Eating and Weight Gain: Importance of Sleep
 - Eating Disorders at Work: What Should You Do?
 - How Is Your Vision? Anorexia Is Associated with Eye Damage
 - Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 Parts: Caution Could Be Triggering - Part 5
 - Panic Attack Can Be Part of Your Eating Disorder Experience
 - Eating Disorder Relapse or Recovery Opportunity?
 - Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 Parts: Caution Could Be Triggering - Part 4
 - Slippery Slope Dangers: How to Stay in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 Parts: Caution Could Be Triggering - Part 3
 - Can You Offer Health and Hope to Woman Trapped in Pro-Ana?
 - Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 Parts: Caution Could Be Triggering - Part 2
 - Body Image, Self Love, Self Respect and Tenderness
 - Portia de Rossi, Anorexia and Secrets
 - Anorexia to Obesity and Back Again: An Adult Woman's Life Journey
 - Stolen Dreams: Eating Disorders Eclipse Authentic Life Goals and Desires
 - Binge Eating Healthy Food: Do I Have an Eating Disorder?
 - Portia's Unbearable Lightness and Ellen's Incredulity
 - Perfection, Restricting and Eating Disorders
 - Recovery and Danger in Ending Relationships
 - Weight Gain and Artificial Sweeteners: A Powerful Connection
 - Healing Power of a Tender Embrace
 - Self Care During Relationship Upheaval
 - Wishful False Beliefs in Bulimia
 - Getting Unstuck
 - Nighttime Binge Can Fade by Eating Breakfast
 - Can an Anorexic Woman Lose Weight if She's at a Healthy Weight?
 - Why Should I Eat? More on Mediterranean Diet and Eating Disorders
 - More About Sleep
 - Sexual Exploitation of Adult Women with Eating Disorders
 - Full Bulimia Episode Story in 5 Parts: Caution Could Be Triggering - Part 1
 
 
- Psychotherapy and Recovery Work
- Mature Women: Issues After Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Secret to a Success Journal
 - Love in Psychotherapy is the Heart of Healing and Growth
 - Hidden Loneliness of High Achievers: What it costs and the antidote
 - Dictators Fear Depth Psychotherapy: Why?
 - Reclaim Inner Freedom: How Authoritarian Systems and Trauma Limit You
 - Strength in Economic Crisis: How Depth Psychotherapy Supports You
 - Power vs. Control: A Life-Changing Distinction for Healing and Survival
 - Fierceness and Tenderness in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - How Boundary Trauma Leads to Eating Disorders
 - Protests and the National Guard: Finding Your Stability in Confrontation
 - Depth Psychotherapy: How to Get the Most Out of It
 - Life Disruption: How to be prepared
 - Courage and Resistance through Psychotherapy
 - Narcissistic Abuse from a Parent: how to heal
 - How Sleep Affects Your Weight
 - Reflections on Eating Disorder Recovery: Development and Narcissistic Abuse
 - Five Stages to Healing and Recovery
 - Cure for Boredom and Being Stuck
 - First Psychotherapy Appointment with Joanna Poppink
 - Guarantee for Recovery in Psychotherapy? Find Out Here.
 - Stop Looking for Eating Disorder Recovery. Instead, Aim for a Meaningful Life.
 - What Powers Our Dedication, Commitment, Relationships and Career Choices? Meaning Versus Sensation
 - Power of Warmth and Kindness in Healing
 - Self-Talk for More Personal Space and Freedom
 - How to Make Friends and Support Your Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Virtual Psychotherapy: What's It Like? A Video
 - Why Start Psychotherapy?
 - How Are You Holding Up? Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders Emerging Show Us What We Need Now
 - Stability in an Unstable World: Eating Disorders During Corona Crisis
 - Making Your Bed: Big Healing Power in Small Steps
 - Letter to Psychotherapy Clients Regarding Coronavirus Adjustments
 - Global fear of coronavirus and economic instability can cause eating disorder relapse. Get yourself the help you need.
 - The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz: a guide to identifying psychotherapy issues
 - Stumbling Block Alert: Your Path to Joy Part 6
 - Your Action Steps: Your Path to Joy Part 5
 - Be a Trailblazer: Your Path to Joy Part 4
 - Rally Yourself to Move Forward: Your Path to Joy Part 3
 - New Begins with the End of Old: Your Path to Joy Part 2
 - Hold the Opposites, Contrasts and Tension for Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three May Be the Most Difficult) - Steps One and Two
 - Why does deep psychotherapy take time?
 - Respect your vagus nerve and get more personal power in recognizing and dealing with abuse
 - Listen, Love and Bloom
 - Coming out of Narcissist Abuse at Christmas
 - Professional Confidentiality and Blogging
 - How to Find Your Path to Joy - Welcome and Introduction: Your Path to Joy Part 1
 - Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three May Be the Most Difficult) - Step Three
 - Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three May Be the Most Difficult) - Step Four
 - Friends Change as You Heal in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three May Be the Most Difficult) - Step Six
 - Good Goals or Binge Eating Triggers? Importance of a Clarity Check
 - More and better friendships create a more healthy and joyous life
 - What’s Soul Got to Do with Psychotherapy and Eating Disorder Recovery?
 - Action for Your Authentic Life in Six Steps (Step Three May Be the Most Difficult) - Step Five
 - Eating Disorder and Family Thanksgiving Dinner: Coping Strategies
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Wisdom from Green Peace
 - Eating Disorders and Coping with Feelings after New Years
 - Healing Power of Psychotherapy Rests in Harmony
 - Eating Disorder Self Care in the New Year: Start at any time
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Challenge: anesthesia or genuine human experience?
 - Eating Disorder Paradox of Body Obsession and Body Denial
 - Were You Alone and Binge Eating at Christmas? How to Ground Yourself.
 - Eating Disorder Slip over the Holidays: find meaning and recovery
 - Seven Ways to Avoid a Binge in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Garden lessons for eating disorder recovery
 - Opinion: Looking at the Missing Pieces of Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Programs
 - Dare to find your soul to recover from your eating disorder
 - Gratitude and Independence: Women's key to prevail over misogyny
 - Bias confessions of a psychotherapist: overeating recovery
 - Eating Disorders and the Importance of Compassion
 - Right and Wrong: Your inner unicorn
 - Changing Therapeutic Frames for Eating Disorder Recovery and the Butterfly Metaphor
 - Do I have an eating disorder?
 - Eating Disorders: More than about eating and appearance
 - Inspirational Quotes as Recovery Assignments
 - Far Reaching Benefits from Your Eating Disorder Recovery Work
 - Eating Disorders: Why does it take courage to heal?
 - Eating Disorder Recovery: How to Make Healthy Life Choices
 - Your Body Speaks.
 - Emotional Holding in Depth Psychotherapy
 - In Trouble? Heal Your Way Out
 - Creating Structure: Top Requirement for Effective Recovery Work
 - Healing Shame
 - Talking about Sex
 - Frightened Child Image Healing Work: plus recovery conversation
 - Binge Eating and Eating Disorder Recovery: How Long Does It Take?
 - Getting Through Obstacles to Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Obstacles to Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Perspective on Eating Disorder Recovery and Relapse
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast with Joanna Poppink
 - Yes, You Can Recover From an Eating Disorder
 - More on Eating Disorder Recovery and Issues of Abandonment
 - Eating Disorder In-Patient Experience
 - Eating Disorder Recovery and Issues of Abandonment
 - Adult Women with Eating Disorders: Going for Happiness
 - Fiery Passions and Lessons from Our Sun
 - Ignorance is dangerous. Learn about your eating disorder.
 - Advice To A Girl Struggling to Overcome an Eating Disorder
 - Recovering from Eating Disorder video (part 1)
 - Recovering from Eating Disorder video (part 2)
 - Book writing as recovery journey
 - Bulimia Recovery: How Long Does It Take?
 - How to Answer "What's new" Question While in Recovery
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Call: End procrastination and save your life
 - Candid interview with Joanna Poppink, MFT, eating disorder recovery psychotherapist
 
 
- Self-Help
- Friendship: Recognize and Face Challenges to Maintain Your Friendship
 - Quality Friendship: How to Recognize a Friend Who is Good for You
 - Journal Your Way to Resilience, Recovery and Renewed Purpose
 - Toxic Friendship: How to Recognize a Friend Who is Not Good for You
 - Embrace Novelty to Increase Creativity
 - How to Embrace Novelty: End Boredom and Discover New Joys in Life
 - Eating Disorder Behavior Triggered by Sleep Deprivation
 - Our enthusiasms show us our next steps in eating disorder recovery
 - Expand Yourself, Expand Your World: Are you asking the wrong questions?
 - Getting out of the People Pleasing Trap
 - Are you caught in a pattern of self sacrifice?
 - More About Your Body Being Your Friend
 - Your Body is Your Friend Who's There for You 100% of the Time
 - How to Lower Your Stress and Improve the Quality of Your Life
 - Inspiring Quotes for Journal Prompts
 - Go for the Gold or the Golden Mean?
 - Stretch to Freedom: 7 steps
 - Fall in love for Thanksgiving
 - Humanity Lessons from a Puppy Lesson
 - Your eating disorder challenge: From recovery to renewal
 - Moving Away from Negativity Can Bring Surprising Joy: personal story
 - Trump Campaign May Trigger Your PTSD Symptoms and Your Eating Disorder
 - Tips on Being More Creative
 - Pain: Stages of Deepening Awareness and Growth
 - Pain: Doorway to Your Soul
 - Lies Dissolve in Recovery
 - Dread
 - Wisdom Quotes that Support Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Eating Disorders and Body Appreciation
 - Enough is Enough
 - Forum Message re Hope or Acceptance
 - Wild Feelings and Loyalty to Yourself: Part II
 - Loyalty is a Vital Part of Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Awareness: Your Threat or Ally?
 - 13 Self-Esteem Building Practices – Choose One Today
 - Lots More on Building Your Self-Esteem
 - More Self-Esteem Builders! (by popular demand)
 - Build Self-Esteem: 13 tips
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Tips for Everyone Concerned
 - "Trick" to Staying Motivated on a Weight Loss Program
 - No More Blaming the Victim, Please!
 - Time Management and Getting Enough Sleep
 - Please help with your ideas: Invitation to Brainstorm on Inspirational Newsletter Titles
 - Present Moment: Past and Future Collide with Naming a Puppy
 - How to Benefit from Healing Your Hungry Heart
 - Watching Brutal Videos and Films: Harmful in Eating Disorder Early Recovery
 - Change is in the wind
 - Commitment to Reality: I'm not immune to the challenge
 - 7 Reasons for Psychotherapist’s Personal Eating Disorder Revelations in Healing Your Hungry Heart
 - Swim for Your Soul, Stride with Power
 - Tips on drawing boundaries in eating disorder recovery
 - Pleasure or Relief in Eating Disorder Experience?
 - Courtesy Recovery Tip from the 18th Century
 - Which secrets are most destructive? Which inspire recovery work?
 - Book Progress: Boundaries and Secrets
 - Joanna's Eating Disorder Recovery Book: progress and sleep deprivation clarity
 - Freeing yourself of self hate
 - Self-Worth: 15 questions to build your self-esteem and self-confidence
 - Reader Response to Pro Ana Pro Mia Article: Add Yours
 - Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Levels Five and Six plus Raising the Stakes
 - Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Level Four
 - Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Levels Two and Three
 - Don't Wait for Culture Change to Lose Weight
 - Recognizing Real Recovery
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Inspiration and Challenge
 - How Do I Start Recovery? Take Your First Step From Here.
 - Being Your Own Best Friend Means More Freedom and Laughter (Video)
 - Being Your Own Best Friend
 - Write for eating disorder recovery
 - Rainbow Inspiration
 - More on Big Wave Dreams
 - Humbled by Gracian: Blogger's dilemma
 - Eating Disorder Relapse Check In
 - Reach Perfection (Be All You Can Be) Gracian #6
 - Make People Depend on You Gracian #5
 - Knowledge and Courage Gracian #4
 - Eating Disorder Symptoms of All or None Tendencies: understand and heal
 - Anxiety in Professional Women Today: Personal Growth is the Solution
 - Displaying Your Gifts - Or Not. Gracian #2
 - Striving for Perfection: A governing issue in eating disorders
 - Self Help for You and Me: Let's Go!
 - Moving Beyond Old Limits: Personal Sharing from Los Angeles to Taos
 - Hidden Feelings
 - What did you have for breakfast today? Tell the truth
 - What did you have for breakfast today? Tell the truth
 - Do's and Don'ts of Yoga
 - Lose Sleep, Gain Weight
 - How to Say No to Bulimia and Yes to Recovery
 - How to Develop Motivation to Start Eating Disorder Recovery Work
 - Tip to Stop Night Bingeing
 - Down Economy, Shaky Finances, Job Search and Eating Disorders
 - Breaking Patterns for Recovery
 - Check List for Staying in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Increase the the Recovery Value of Your Journal
 
 
- Culture and Media
- Stabilize Anxiety Through Self-Care
 - Would You Rather Die Thin or Live Fat?
 - Countering Charge of Irresponsibility in Obese People
 - Escape from Body Obsession Prison
 - Black Swan: Beautiful Public Appearance and Ugly Secret Body Destruction (1-8)
 - Black Swan: Danger to Others (6-8)
 - Black Swan: Is Help Possible for Nina? (8-8)
 - Black Swan: End of the Film and Beyond (7-8)
 - Black Swan: Violence and Danger (5-8)
 - Black Swan: Stealing (4-8)
 - Black Swan: Mother/Daughter Dynamics and Sexuality Issues (3-8)
 - Black Swan: Narrow Life Obsession (2-8)
 - Cautionary Tale and Need for Self Development
 - Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part III - Informed Consent Issues
 - Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part II - Emotional Cost and Alternatives
 - Reality TV and Eating Disorders Part I - First Response
 - Inspiration from John Wooden
 - Women's Fear of Fat is Reasonable in This Culture: Let's Change That
 - Women Are Human Beings, Not a Bundle of Symptoms
 - Healing Work: What's Yours?
 - Healing and Joy Experience at UCLA Sculpture Garden
 - Sex, Beauty and Eating Disorders: Let Love and Reality Win
 - Restaurant Menu Calorie Count Can be Unreliable
 - Losing Weight Amidst Villains
 - Phone In Eating Disorder Symptoms?
 - Brittany Murphy: some anorexia thoughts
 - All You Can Eat Buffets: how to survive them
 - Huge fat butt? or Enslaved by fashion industry?
 - Manipulative Weight Loss Seminars Exposed
 - Eating disorder recovery and using "to do" lists
 - Michael Jackson: Anorexia?
 - The Path to Life Beyond Eating Disorders
 - Susan Boyle: a gift to us all!
 - Eating Disorders in Women over 40 (or 50 or 60 or 70 or 80+)
 - Mindless Munching, Eating Disorder Recovery, Economic Consequences, Getting Better Anyway
 - Eating Disorder Recovery: Dealing with Negative Cultural Messages
 - Effect of media messages on your eating disorder recovery
 - Bulimia Tragedy Behind Her Façade: Eight Questions for you
 
 
- Holidays and Special Occasions
- Stay in Eating Disorder Recovery on the 4th of July
 - Diving Deep to Your Wisdom after Thanksgiving
 - Your Power, Holidays and Choices
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Holiday Exercises
 - Thanksgiving: The Elephant, the Ant and the Monarch Butterfly
 - Invitation to Pass Through Your Stargate
 - Look Within When Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving and Any Time
 - Mother's Day: Building Bridges for Understanding
 - Vulnerable Time is Best Time to Check In
 - Journal Exercise for the Holidays
 - Blue Flame Space Between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas
 - Make Mother's Day a Healing Day
 - Light-Hearted Happy Holiday Week-End
 - Luck and "The Wearing of the Green"
 - For Moms in Recovery at Christmas: "You Are the Gift"
 - Holiday Challenge: Staying in Recovery
 - Thanksgiving and How Gratitude Heals (Includes Film)
 - Embracing Gratitude Through Yoga Practice
 - Self-Compassion: The Antidote to Emotional Overeating
 - Remove the Binge and Add the Fun to Halloween
 - Now it's 2011: What's Here For You?
 - Preparing for an In-Recovery Christmas
 - Eating Disorder Rituals at Christmas
 - Thanksgiving: Curiosity Wins Over Expectations
 - Tricking or Treating Yourself this Halloween????
 - 9/11 Then and Now
 - Eggs, Jesus, Rabbits, Candy and Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Holiday Travel: Your Recovery Kit
 - Surviving the Holidays
 - A Win Win Holiday Coping Strategy Using an Empty Bowl
 - Thanksgiving Day: A Recovery Tool
 - Thanksgiving Food Fears? Get Help Now
 - Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
 - Days after Christmas - Part I - Traditional
 - Eating Disorder Emergency Tips for New Years
 - Family Stress and Family Holidays
 
 
- Dreams
- Dreams Are Powerful Tools in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Dream On It: Meaning and Help in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Dream Helps in Eating Disorder Recovery and Relationship
 - Dreams Penetrate Eating Disorder Defenses and Speed Recovery
 - Nightmares Can Help Your Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Eating Disorder Recovery: Using the Language of Myth and Dream in Psychotherapy
 - Dreams: Your Doorway to Emotional Healing
 - Nightmare Wave in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Keeping a Dream Journal Can Speed Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Expect Some Dreamy Posts!
 
 
- Public Pages
 
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 - I could be way off
 - A don't miss video of a nine year old boy - inspiring
 - I don't know where to put this
 - Wow!
 - Your daughter sounds amazing
 - Somatic therapy - Tracy
 - somatic therapy - sensorimotor
 - Thank you
 - Kids n Stuff
 - experiences
 - yes, of course
 - Trust & knowledge
 - lies and training to be vulnerable to them
 - The (understood) lie
 - the (understood) lie
 - Thank you
 - Tracy :)
 - Me
 - Hi, "Me"
 - Tough Questions
 - Tough questions
 - Time
 - Thanks
 - What's a reasonable expectation?
 - reasonable expectation
 - I get it.
 - that's a BIG ask, that I don't think I'm ready for
 - Thinking about the comments
 - Big Ask
 - comments
 - Not repeating patterns
 - Powerful and timely
 - clarification
 - Getting there
 - to shh
 - 45 minutes
 - mother conversation and saying more
 - But it's my mother!
 - Getting things into perspective
 - not what I meant??
 - re: nFirsot what I meant?
 - Inspiring and heart warming mother daughter team
 - Still cannot access
 - access "But it's my mother"
 - am talking about this in therapy right now
 - hmmm
 - responding to "hmmm"
 - a bit of a shock and mixed feelings
 - bit of shock
 - Thanks Joanna
 - Unresolved Feelings
 - Joanna
 - Feel better!
 - A switch in our relationship
 - difference between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance
 - watched the Ted Talk
 - re Ted Talk
 - thank you
 - liberating!
 - moving mom
 - Yup, that's it Joanna :)
 - I wrote a letter
 - Similarities
 - thank you, Shh
 - Tracy
 - Give someone an inch...
 - Caller ID
 - glad you're back!!
 - Ouch
 - All types of pain
 - grieving
 - one more thing....
 - glad to hear you're better
 - Lovely to see you back!
 - Welcome Back!
 - beyond the resistance
 - powerful and moving responses
 - This one
 - thinking about it
 - and this PTC
 - Hi Jackie
 - Hugs to you, PTC
 - Thanks Laura
 - feelings
 - When it rains, it pours
 - Sorry Tracy
 - Thinking of you Tracy!
 - Thoughts
 - and this
 - Tracy
 - Me too
 - Testing
 - Tracy
 - Love it.
 - Thanks everyone
 - Amazing!
 - stay aware
 - Fabulous welcome back, Shh
 - clutter cleanse
 - Joanna & Jackie
 - breaking big tasks into many little ones
 - I love decluttering
 - decluttering
 - Holding as a therapist
 - Welcome, Casey
 - Coming Back
 - Thank you for the welcome, Laura
 - "What opens me up?"
 - making your home your own
 - Thanks Joanna
 - Wow
 - honoring yourself
 - today challenges
 - Authenticity
 - opening up to life
 - internal conflict
 - challenges today
 - go quirky
 - personal environment
 - authentic and sincere
 - Permission
 - Re-balancing!
 - not just about food
 - It's more physical than that
 - Cat
 - cats as teachers
 - About this interview
 - Meow
 - Re: Meow
 - Big Eyes
 - a different lesson from my new dog
 - Wonderful!
 - Eating Disorder Feelings that Stimulate More Healing and Growth
 - Yes, our animals are teachers
 - Just have to say!
 - Glad you said it, Kym
 - had thought of that
 - Your back, I'm back
 - Furnishings
 - Yes, I'm glad to be back, tracy
 - Thanks!
 - Need to think about this
 - thinking
 - re ThanksD
 - Joanna, this is massive!
 - massive
 - Thanksgiving
 - Glad to share gratitude with you
 - Jumping in
 - I'm thankful...
 - Love reading these
 - Structured questions
 - why I come here
 - Qualities that allow me to love
 - My understanding of the qualities that allow me to love...
 - My ability to appreciate myself....
 - Meeting challenges
 - Qualities that allow me to learn and improve my life
 - Learning and improving my life
 - testing
 - qualities that allow me to heal
 - time to take responsibility
 - Responsibility
 - Thanks Joanna
 - Thinking it through
 - This too.
 - painful judgements and truths
 - This too
 - Solitude is a better word.
 - Thanks Jackie!
 - A big ask
 - perspective
 - In the birth canal (again)
 - feeling good
 - Glad you are well
 - Brava, Jackie
 - :)
 - coming out of the other side...
 - the other side and shopping organic
 - Thanks Joanna
 - career opprotunity
 - career opportunity
 - Yes, frequently
 - body memories
 - Body sensations
 - Sex and food
 - Thanks Joanna
 - Body awareness
 - Body awareness
 - Thank you
 - rules about posting
 - Abascal's work
 - Abascal
 - Thanks Joanna
 - conflict
 - conflict
 - change of plan
 - knee
 - knee
 - But...
 - Today
 - Where we are
 - Life without any challenges isn't really living
 - Challenges
 - Congrats !
 - Gymnastics
 - wise ten year old!
 - :)
 - Chantel
 - Changing my name
 - changing your name
 - 6 year old gymnast
 - Decisions
 - Going for gold, ED recovery and parenting
 - Decisions
 - ED, parenting and goals
 - :)
 - :)
 - GIVE GIVE GIVE
 - nature and nuture
 - yay!!
 - yay!
 - 90 days !!!
 - :)
 - 90 days!
 - Amazon
 - Amazon
 - Fabulous News Tracy!
 - Thanks !!
 - Exposure
 - Yay!!
 - exquisite timing, Jan!
 - Emotional set back
 - I hear you, Tracy
 - Serendipity
 - Oh my
 - Support
 - I know :/
 - knowing
 - passing it on
 - Good to have you back!
 - Hello again, Shh
 - Thanks Joanna!
 - garden
 - Wilderness!
 - Yay, You Are Back!
 - thanks for the welcome
 - Hi
 - Good to hear from you, PTC
 - Yep
 - In the midst of a systematic overhaul
 - We call them garage sales or estate sales
 - Ugh
 - PTC and stress
 - Ugh again
 - time for a new dream?
 - I looked
 - Hmm
 - animals and people
 - Yes
 - Hugs
 - simulating touch and human warmth
 - Building
 - humanity
 - Touch and contact
 - .
 - All of them!
 - Saying No, Saying Yes. Speaking Up for Myself.
 - Tracy and challenge
 - Trust
 - Yep
 - 2 stood out for me
 - Yes, Tracy and Yes Shh
 - Totally JP!
 - Finally have time to post :)
 - Not ready
 - Compassion
 - ok
 - Believing in yourself.
 - Guilty
 - "Me time"
 - ahhh sleep!
 - ZZZZZ's
 - quite a bit
 - Thanks Laura!
 - congruence
 - Shh
 - Time to re-invent myself!
 - Family stress and holiday coping
 - tracy
 - Changing times, (and Tracy)
 - Thank you shh
 - You don't always see things yourself
 - Relationships
 - Confusing
 - Feel better now
 - Reply I Its
 - Body as friend
 - realising
 - Thanks Joanna
 - Something to mull over
 - Tracy
 - Yay (for today)
 - Love this!
 - power in taking care of yourself
 - how to help
 - Jeffrey
 - Jeffrey
 - a very late comment
 - Never late to comment and share process
 - Read this again
 - Thinking of you
 - Managing external and internal demands
 - just saw this
 - Thank you!
 - Criticisms
 - letting go of old plans and making new ones
 - Tracy
 - re-finding myself
 - thanks for this blog
 - Oh me
 - Not menopausal, but definitely hormonal
 - hormonal or normal?
 - Subject change
 - room clean! mirror down! sheets washed!
 - Last night I went out without my kids an
 - Beautiful!
 - Trust me, I think about going to bed ear
 - Tracy, The sooner you go to sleep the
 - well, I must admit I have a mirror facin
 - Something that helps is to make your bed
 - thanks Laura! I am going to work hard o
 - That sounds like an awesome plan Tracy!
 - I think the one I fail at most of the ti
 - Congratulations Tracy!!!- I can feel how
 - Thank you, Jan! Yes, it felt (feels) qui
 - two days without a sugar binge. Two days
 - Your scone example has been running thru
 - It seems that a great challenge is to li
 - Thanks, Laura. I think you are right. In
 - Tracy - I think you have the first answe
 - not sure. I keep reading this and all I
 - I think you got it. The "things" on you
 - If you are restricting your body may be
 - Thank you for this very timely blog. Rid
 - I'm just back from a mini vacation and a
 - Joanna - I completely agree about the th
 - it seems so simple. Why isn't it?
 - None of my doctors (Primary, GI) have an
 - I remember the first time my primary car
 - working thru this ED has involved my att
 - So my fill-in T wanted me to eat 2,000 c
 - Dear Robert, I feel confident that th
 - Not to be too cynical, but it's hard not
 - Interesting topic thank you.
 - Joanna I feel so certain that if I calle
 - Dear Shh, Thank you for sending this.
 - Joanna I said I would come back to yo
 - after re-reading my comment, I really th
 - Thank you PTC and Tracy. Your stories a
 - Dear Tracy and Laura, In the above li
 - I agree that what I give to myself makes
 - Thanks for sharing the handout. Especial
 - Today is a new day. Yesterday's mistakes
 - tomorrow is a new day
 - Yes it will!- Try to think of it too as
 - thank you Jan! I have been giving myself
 - Tracy i am exactly the same!!- Don't bin
 - the past few days I have begun to wonder
 - I begged my family doctor to refer me to
 - Congratulations, Tracy. Learning to bre
 - This is an interesting article and I tot
 - thanks, Joanna. I agree to not overwhelm
 - I honoured my boundaries and myself as a
 - I chose number 12 today. I have a patien
 - Fabulous! I'm so happy with you, Tracy.
 - i want to share a proud mother's moment.
 - Yes, and I am noticing that by giving my
 - Knowing you are building self-esteem and
 - Great tips! oops, typo, thought you migh
 - I am really enjoying my herb garden. I a
 - Thank you for catching the typo and lett
 - all makes sense, Joanna. One thing that
 - sounds like you mean it if you did twice
 - Different reasons Tracy...the first time
 - but I don't think the things I wrote tha
 - Ah, Tracy,When you keep a calendar y
 - being realistic about what can be accomp
 - Hi Tracy, A calendar of events can be
 - keeping a calendar of events is somethin
 - Brava, Kym. I'm so happy for you. I ho
 - I'm doing really well. I contribute a l
 - Thank you, Kym. I'll add your suggestion
 - I have one: I know I need my private/dow
 - Lovely, Tracy. :)
 - Hi Tracy, I did speak with my minister,
 - Quick, Tracy. Your recovery work ri
 - thanks Joanna...you sure are a great hel
 - I'm looking at the painting and the word
 - Happy Mothers Day to you to Joanna and e
 - I really like this painting, it seems to
 - Brava, Tracy. Sounds great. Your ch
 - when I first looked at this painting,my
 - As I sit here on Mother's day this year
 - just something to add here- I love the f
 - Hi Tracy ok thanks I will!!! :) was medi
 - interesting that you brought this up, Ja
 - I like reading these posts here because
 - Thank you, Catherine. Are you doing rec
 - I love that you stole the picture Tracy!
 - crap. had a cookie today. ok. i had two.
 - sounds like you have been thru a lot. ju
 - Hi Tracy, I was on an ED unit in Feb...i
 - I am sorry to hear of your bad experienc
 - Tracy, it is just so kind of you to resp
 - I am continuing to eliminate sugar from
 - I'm glad you took possession of that pho
 - I am glad I found this site and have bee
 - glad to meet you Julie. Welcome. It soun
 - Thanks guys! I really am doing so much b
 - Dear Shh, Sounds like you are making
 - Dear PTC and Tracy, I was surprised t
 - I guess we have to google those types of
 - How come no one writes about ways to sta
 - Joanna, your phrase "Don't wait to live
 - well, self-control went out the window f
 - Joanna - your explanation is SO helpful.
 - I feel like I'm not triggered that often
 - I often allow myself to feel "special" b
 - Dear Laura, Here's a P.S. Take a
 - Dear Laura, Thank you for your most i
 - AAAACK...I spend so much of my life in t
 - Maybe this sounds a little harsh to myse
 - Joanna, My comment to PTC was agreeing
 - Joanna, I didn't mean blogs, or anyth
 - breathing...breathing..... I sometimes
 - Thankyou Joanna You have given me a l
 - and what is NOT GOOD is when my 11 year
 - and what is NOT GOOD
 - HECK YA! I totally did that. I still b
 - I am almost ashamed to admit this, but I
 - I don't subscribe to any magazines, but
 - Thank you all for your love, appreciatio
 - way to go, Joanna...we are already ocd a
 - you think she will understand that we lo
 - I know. We definitely didn't mean on he
 - poor Joanna, she must have felt pretty
 - Yes, pretty much what Tracy said is what
 - Joanna, today I decided to start the bo
 - I have a wonderful quote to share that a
 - melanie, what I see as the good news he
 - Just to let you know...you're not alone,
 - Tracy, have you tried journalling fron t
 - this connection between eating and being
 - if I could just rid my mind of the image
 - Tracy, I'm not hurt or offended, I'm a l
 - shh, I so hope you are not hurt or offe
 - Tracy...I'm really sorry that "my stuff"
 - yes, this is a different kind of vulnera
 - Raw means exposed and suffering from exp
 - yes, Joanna, this makes sense. It made m
 - Tracy, Sounds like you are in touch w
 - oh, wow. I just wrote the previous comme
 - I hadn't read this before, Joanna. I c
 - Could it include cataracts?
 - I don't know. Cataracts and macular dege
 - Laura, Thanks for talking about the t
 - Wow. All of this cuts right to the core
 - thank you for everything you have sugges
 - Dear Tracy, Slow and easy is the pace
 - had a huge-for-me binge after reading th
 - Joanna, so much to process in what you
 - Thanks Melanie/Laura - Yes i heard about
 - Joanna, Is the state Tracy and Shh de
 - my difficulty is with twilight driving..
 - Jan - I have had chronic dry eye for hal
 - Jan, Ask about lacrimal implants for
 - I have been wanting to comment on this b
 - I think that part of the difficulty in e
 - Hi Laura, "Practice" is the key word.
 - Dear Tracy, I responded to one of yo
 - JP, I did disclose the details in the en
 - Thank you, Shh. You bring up somethin
 - I will have a think about this one (esp
 - Sand trays are powerful tools and maybe
 - oh gosh, i am so glad I am not the only
 - Joanna Personally I found that some s
 - Even writing anonymously on a blog is al
 - Thank you again, Laura. I think it's wo
 - Well it helped that Tracy & Shh were so
 - sand tables are good. Yoga or sketching
 - Oh, Laura, thank you so very much. This
 - Joanna - tell the clinicians that some p
 - These are wonderful vignettes about the
 - sometimes when I get stuck, my therapist
 - What is this? The shh and Joanna show?
 - How do I practice being the ocean when I
 - Tracy! Not a burden here! This is a lea
 - I am so sorry if I have done that..been
 - Tracy, Lori and Everyone, As long as
 - good comment, shh...i have had a couple
 - I was brought up to believe that both go
 - I believe in luck. I think sometimes the
 - I believe in luck, good and bad. I don'
 - I do think that there is an element of l
 - Lori I read and identified with what
 - Sorry. I was being childish. I got ang
 - Dear Lori, What's up? Your comments
 - lori, I know what you mean about the se
 - this is a highly charged subject for me.
 - Joanna I think quite often that women
 - Wonderful information, Shh. Your wisdom
 - Beautiful, Tracy. "Weaknesses are just
 - I think weaknesses are just strengths th
 - Dear Amy, I'm glad you're here. Than
 - Dear Joanna, Wow. There is so much in
 - It is hard after growing up with a dieti
 - the diet pill industry knows exactly wha
 - I have issues with obesity drugs...in fa
 - quick remark. Qnexa is a combination dr
 - First of all, can they name the thing so
 - Melissa, welcome. It's tough when your
 - Dear Tracy, Laura, Melanie and Melissa,
 - Thanks! I had to start with a different
 - Yes, shh. So often it's the little thin
 - Tracy, I almost posted something very si
 - Is having an ED a weakness? Is it a wea
 - but, Lori, our ED's may make us feel "st
 - Oooh lots to think about here! Briefl
 - Thank you, Tracy. I agree, patience is
 - Just be patient. My "harmful patterns" o
 - They definitely don't travel well and wo
 - Reading that petting a cat or dog can re
 - I want to take my cats to therapy with m
 - Oh, Tracy. What a rich and beautiful sto
 - I know there is so much more to take fro
 - Great, Tracy. Once you have this though
 - I had not even read this blog yet when I
 - Hi Laura, Thank you for this comment.
 - I like how we all mentioned - or alluded
 - Let me add another point to consider. S
 - Doing the exercises in the book would me
 - That sounds like panicky flight. Can you
 - Will call my therapist as I need to sche
 - Just knowing you have an appointment sch
 - yes, family is tough, especially a famil
 - JP, can I just ask... I never really
 - Why do you remain in the toxic relations
 - Each person experiences grief in their o
 - I don't talk to anyone about my ED. My
 - I don't know how to tell my family that
 - thanks guys!
 - Mel, you truly confuse me sometimes...an
 - PTC, i completely understand where you
 - Dear PTC, I'm smiling so hard after r
 - Keep doing the exercises in Healing Your
 - A few bad nights have left me so deflate
 - Slowing down is key in recovery. Think o
 - Dear Tracy, You can have more than on
 - Made a pact with the Life Guard to make
 - :)Baby steps are appropriate for beg
 - First of all, I want to congratulate mys
 - Tracy I don't really have time to res
 - thanks shh, yes I do "know" I was not t
 - Thanks Tracy, it's good to be back on he
 - Dear Tracy and Shh, I've got to leave
 - Will Do. On my way to the pool now.
 - I never connected the trust in myself wi
 - haha...so I just practiced slowing down
 - Joanna, Anne Frank. Let me tell you why
 - Tracy I suffered with the clumseyness
 - I'm so glad you are finding inspiration
 - Dear Melanie and Shh, A mild and easy
 - I was waiting to see your response to th
 - Melanie - my relationship with my mother
 - Dear Laura,You don't have to be a Ze
 - Laura, that empty place can feel very s
 - Joanna, I think I may take my older dau
 - Joanna - I have been seeing my current T
 - Dear Laura, I'm soooo glad you "get"
 - Dear Tracy, I echo Laura's comment ab
 - thanks for hanging in there with me guys
 - I just saw this blog for the first time
 - family test tonight ! Going out for bir
 - Happy Birthday Tracy and good luck. I th
 - thanks Laura, it's strange to notice ho
 - I had a nice birthday dinner with my fam
 - Brilliant Tracy, really happy for you!!!
 - Happy Birthday Tracy! It sounds like you
 - Joanna- I am eating mostly to MP these d
 - P.S. I just noticed my most recent Twee
 - Ssh - I love that quote from Kate Baker
 - PTC - good luck with your parents. I had
 - JP...I totally agree, I generally try no
 - It's a new day. For that, I am thankful.
 - Tracy I noticed on the forum that you
 - Joanna, I wish you could have seen my fa
 - Thanks Tracy and Laura. I'll definitely
 - Dear Shh, I agree with what you say a
 - Shh, Thank you for informing me of ho
 - Dear Mel and Shh, I am so happy about
 - Note to all on this thread. And I'll be
 - Melanie I am sorry, but not shocked b
 - My daughter who has autism, also has sen
 - Shh, Misunderstandings can be wonderf
 - Thanks JP & Mel Mel, I am really glad
 - Joanna, Thanks for the comment above.
 - Tracy, everyone has to work at a pace an
 - yes, shh, I am going to have my therapis
 - Dear Tracy and Shh, My office is in a
 - Dear Melanie, Bi polar disorder manif
 - Hi Melanie, I have no way of answerin
 - Melanie, I don't have an exact answer e
 - still wondering if anyone has any ideas
 - Dear Tracy, Parenting advice is a str
 - yes, I am taking the book very slowly, J
 - Sorry Tracy...I didn't see this until no
 - thanks shh, sounds like we are struggli
 - Tracy, Thanks that put a bright spotl
 - Several years ago I quit buying magazine
 - You are Melanie!!!! and You do!! Lets al
 - those are great suggestions, Joanna. I d
 - Joanna, Can BPD play into sexuality i
 - When I first started therapy, I experien
 - My recoery has brought me so far this pa
 - thank you Joanna. I understand now. I wi
 - I don't really have anything to say, but
 - Hi PTC, HI! is wonderful. Always glad
 - Firstly I would like to express my grati
 - Wasn't quite sure where to put this ques
 - please google "Body of Work" by Erin Hen
 - Happy New Year to you too! :)
 - Hey PTC - glad to see you online.
 - Two weeks without extreme calorie counti
 - Tracy, that is fabulous! I'm struggling
 - shh I hear you! I go back and forth a l
 - Thanks Tracy, it truly sucks at the mome
 - not touching this one right now :(
 - Dear Tracy, That's why I placed this
 - Dear Tracy, There's no healthy place
 - Thanks Joanna - I think I could benefit
 - This morning I made the choice to sleep
 - Dear Melanie, As I understand Feng Sh
 - I've tried to give the aquarium away. T
 - Everytime I open this site this chapter
 - Dear Tracy, First, thank you for writ
 - It is the all or nothing thing that gets
 - Tracy, I could have written parts of
 - it definitely helps to write out my thou
 - OK. Today is a little better. Dishes a
 - Dear Melanie, Congratulations! A lit
 - Yes, I did. Woke up today and paid a
 - Wow. That hit a little too close to home
 - Dear Tracy, Your therapist is your th
 - Hooray, Melanie. You are getting the gr
 - thanks Joanna, the more I attempt to pr
 - I'm glad to know you'll be doing your re
 - Joanna I have thown out until I am bl
 - p.s shh have great time!
 - Thanks for the article. I am flying o
 - I think we all have the same routine at
 - I'm off to celebrate my 40th birthday wi
 - I have two sandstone monks which hold te
 - Take a look at the article I just posted
 - Happy Birthday Shh!!! Enjoy your fun! T
 - yes, this is a topic of concern for many
 - PTC - my nighttime routine is exactly li
 - Haha, Laura.
 - Joanna Going back to the original top
 - How do people get to the point of having
 - Dear Melanie, Almost everything about
 - Certainly could.
 - It isn't the bed that is a problem. I h
 - Wait a minute here, Melanie. If your ho
 - I think I am tired too. I feel high, but
 - I am struggling with the pauses. Instead
 - thank you, Joanna. I am ok. Just wasn't
 - Dear Laura,Whenever you find yoursel
 - I am also not a nutritionist, although I
 - Dear Rebecca, Thank you from me and f
 - Hi Jan, I'm glad to know you can laug
 - Tracy, I'm so glad that you are finally
 - Shh, I think your children are lucky to
 - Being a single mom does not afford me th
 - I hope you all had the best day possible
 - ugh :(
 - quite a scare for me today. Had to see a
 - Dear Tracy, My wish is that when you
 - I finally sat down long enough to watch
 - Tracy, I'm so glad to know you are findi
 - glad to know what to expect. I haven't g
 - Dear Shh, Happy New Year and a big YE
 - Joanna this ties in perfectly with how I
 - Hi Joanna, YES I get this- I felt it - I
 - no, Joanna, he actually quite brushed me
 - Yes, Jeane Kilbourne's video is powerful
 - more present in therapy today. I told my
 - I usually have some freakouts this time
 - Family is the major issue for me, food i
 - shh, what a courageous post. You are def
 - this blog made me feel sad for all the t
 - Jan, I wanted to respond to your forum
 - Tracy, I'm so pleased that you had such
 - I followed you lol :) It's interesting
 - I have a wonderful therapist as well. La
 - "Let us not look back in anger, or fowar
 - thank you, shh! I usually don't have suc
 - Tracy...I will be thinking of you tomorr
 - Help me bear this pain. Profound for me,
 - This piece really grabbed me: The healin
 - i meant, when I go with the second one I
 - Thanks Tracy- Yes i know I must do this
 - For me, the key thing is accepting that
 - Hi Tracy, didnt see this just posted som
 - ok, I know this first part probably isn'
 - hope your weekend is going well, Jan! I
 - Hi shh, Yes thank you - So far going wel
 - Dear Z, Welcome and thank you for you
 - welcome Z, I hope you stick with this s
 - I am new on this site, so I am still fig
 - Jan, I know it's a huge challenge, but t
 - Thank you so much Joanna. My success wi
 - Tracy, the time I wrote about was about
 - shh, that is interesting when you say yo
 - I think I've had this feeling, although
 - Mothers in recovery. Inspiring women,In
 - Thank you Kym. It is thrilling that you
 - just one more comment concerning this, I
 - Career change or career shift? Sounds
 - P.S. Have your read, Write it down and
 - Oooh a newsletter to help support recove
 - major set back for me this evening. I t
 - I like 1, 4 and 5. For me, personally,
 - 1,3,6,8this may tie into one of the ab
 - 1,3,4. My top item is #1. Maybe somethin
 - #5 and #7 for me. What would really be
 - I remember this chapter well!! I had to
 - I am feeling more of my feelings now but
 - They will come Laura if you just trust t
 - thank you for your response, Joanna. I a
 - Tracy, no apology necessary. I understoo
 - Some of my obstacles right now: - being
 - I think that I have "left" behind my gen
 - "there was that moment just before you b
 - also, Joanna, is there a connection betw
 - Tracy, I think the salt cravings can be
 - thanks, shh :)I did look up the toxic sh
 - yes, it does sound uncomfortable to affi
 - Wonderful list, Shh. I agree, the last i
 - I agree entirely what you are doing here
 - She is beautiful. Congratulations.
 - she looks very sweet :)
 - It is so hard to sit still when your min
 - are the exact and very same feelings tha
 - Sounds great to me! You're staying with
 - thanks guys :) Yes, PTC, I do feel the a
 - my biggest obstacles are not wanting to
 - I guess the things that spring to mind a
 - how did it go shh?
 - In my quest for recovery I decided to op
 - Dear Tracy, My book is meant to be r
 - I read this at the perfect time. Right
 - You need to bear your feelings so you ca
 - I don't need the weight. I hate this.
 - PTC, perhaps we could support each other
 - Hi Tracy, I read your comment earlie
 - I started with my therapist when I was 2
 - or rather "trying" to control everything
 - I'm definitely not a therapist, but it s
 - PTC, Shh, Tracy, Laura R and Jan, Tha
 - tracy...if you need some support, I can
 - I'm very impatient when it comes to ever
 - Tracy I just want to say that a lot o
 - thanks guys! I woke up this morning fee
 - Apologies for my earlier response being
 - Happy Birthday JP, Treya looks v cute, I
 - you guys sound like your having a pretty
 - wow! I was just having this conversation
 - well, this went well...I completely shut
 - Hi Tracy - I get where you are with both
 - I guess I didn't explain it well enough.
 - Tracy...have you tried, when you either
 - PS - it's my turn today, and I have lots
 - my computer always acts up here..lol I
 - Tracy...it went really well, I sat down
 - Thanks, shh, I am really trying to stay
 - Tracy, I think it's quite 'par for the c
 - Will I? thanks, but I just want to cry..
 - Tracy, do you do a lot of writing?When
 - I think I'm at the point where I just wa
 - shh the book is called Learning the Tool
 - Uh oh, Shh. The process of recovery i
 - Hi Tracy, sounds like you are doing grea
 - I hope someone can relate to what I am a
 - Wonderful conversation. Let me add that
 - wow, I didn't know this was recovery. I
 - :)I just put up a blog post elaborat
 - I recognize my emotional limits when I f
 - Thank you, Jan. Your "side ropes" are fa
 - I liked Jan's post as well. I tend to pu
 - Thanks Joanna! :) Tracy, i understand yo
 - Your welcome, Jan :) except for me (in
 - Gosh, reading your responses stirs up a
 - I think we all here tend to hide our fee
 - if we can hide our eating disorder from
 - thanks, shh. you really are quite encour
 - I need to be more careful to take care o
 - You are on your way, Jan. Just remember
 - Thanks, Joanna. I log onto this site eve
 - Are you saying you need to be more caref
 - Thanks for sharing those.
 - Thanks Joanna you are so comforting and
 - I love your determination! It's fueled b
 - I sometimes feel that I am the secret. T
 - Hi Joanna - my book arrived and was just
 - These two sentences speak so strongly to
 - I'm glad you wrote in, Jan. You may
 - Of course, it's hard to hold those bits,
 - Happy Thanksgiving, Anne-Sophie. Yes, th
 - What an amazing video. Thank you so much
 - I couldn't agree more with you, Tracy. I
 - It's when food becomes "good" or "bad"..
 - ok, thanksgiving was hard but not as bad
 - You are so very welcome to post, Tracy.
 - Congratulations on saying the "nurturing
 - My mom was always on a diet. I would sne
 - I'm grateful for your courage and tenaci
 - Thank you, Joanna. Yes,I do have a wond
 - I'm grateful for my family, friends, hea
 - I'm grateful for your presence on my web
 - I'm grateful for my eating disorder. It
 - I am grateful that I am me, and for all
 - I am grateful for my therapist. She has
 - Kym, yes! Isn't it wonderful how the bod
 - Awww, thanks. Ha, because I offer such
 - Dear Tracy,Thank you for sharing thi
 - Wow, I just read all of the posts. That
 - Dear PTC, Your response is yet anothe
 - Dear Moon Lee, Thank you for letting
 - thanks Joanna.
 - I'm sorry, but I've told myself for a co
 - Hey Kym, you didn't overstep your bounda
 - Ahhh Joanna - you reminded me of the eas
 - Hi Shh, I suggest that you befriend y
 - Thanks Joanna - a daily commitment feels
 - The daily commitment is met if you stand
 - I love it Shh!! Congratulations on gett
 - I don't think I was ever taught to expre
 - Dear PTC, I'm glad to be hearing from
 - Thanks Kym - you've seemed quite quiet o
 - I may restrict my food, but I don't thin
 - I enjoyed listening to that. Thanks for
 - Dear Kym, Just about every sentence y
 - Joanna, I'd love to see you more out in
 - Dear Sahuc, Thank you for your though
 - oooh my book arrived today....I managed
 - You got Healing Your Hungry Heart alread
 - my copy is in the post i feel so excited
 - I'm so happy for you, Nicola. Please kno
 - Joanna...I just wanted to share my thoug
 - Thank you for letting me know this, Shh.
 - Dear Shh, Thank you for writing a rev
 - You're welcome Joanna! Just looked on
 - I have no stats yet, so I have no idea a
 - The Barnes and Nobels and Powells in Por
 - V interesting read Joanna! I think I
 - I can feel the pain of a woman.I am a st
 - Joanna, that made me cry! I think eve
 - Thank you, Shh. Takes one to know on
 - Good to know, PTC. :) warm regards,
 - Hey Joanna, Thanks for your response.
 - Sounds like she's going to have to go ou
 - My heart goes out to her- poor thing - l
 - You can change that at any time. Find s
 - I don't really watch the much TV, just t
 - I feel bad saying this, but affirmations
 - Hi Shh,It's not about growing to bel
 - Absolutely heartbreaking JP
 - Thanks for this JP, I never thought of i
 - Thank you for your comment again, Shh.
 - Holidays always make me freak out a litt
 - Oh me. Yes, I too have already begun to
 - Tracy, I strive to bring the word "nouri
 - Before I knew I had an ED, I thought I w
 - my mother was a "feeder" - throughout my
 - Life was "normal" as far as eating was c
 - Thank you, PTC, Shh and Jan. These stori
 - Yes, I'm still sad knowing she's out the
 - That's so sad. Poor girl.
 - I don't have a list because I never read
 - Interesting article JP, and I do know so
 - Points well taken, Shh. Buying and eatin
 - I agree there JP, I think a lot of what
 - Not my comment but that of Gerry Cavanau
 - It is very true JP - the Global Footprin
 - Please say more about that, Shh. Or writ
 - I can't think of one, but I just love ge
 - Long straight black hair and long flashy
 - sort of wavy, long black hair and haven'
 - What else do you read, PTC? I have a
 - I probably don't use my movies and books
 - Dear PTC, Nice to see you here again.
 - I'm not a fan of brutality, but I do lov
 - Of course, but I sing country so I'll ha
 - JP, the work I did was about the value o
 - And now the big question. Will you sing
 - PTC, I don't want to trivialise your fee
 - After reading this, I sat this afternoon
 - Hi Joanna, It's not that I can't do it,
 - Relief-- absolutely. Relief that I could
 - Ahhhh! Shh, you are approaching the gol
 - I'm working on it...slowly getting there
 - Thanks Joanna Pleasure is being allow
 - What you said really made me stop and th
 - Lori, keep asking your question as you m
 - oooh look at all these lovely recommenda
 - Wow! What glowing reviews. I've read a
 - Dear Lori and Shh, These endorsements
 - Joanna I'm so glad that you value the
 - Dear PTC, I invite you to explore the
 - I don't want to get fired but I don't wa
 - But do you want to be fired...or would y
 - It took me awhile to actually start beli
 - Nice to hear from you, too, Kym, especia
 - I really like what you said about writin
 - We have to be able to change gears, chan
 - I feel like in every near-relapse or min
 - I'm in the "I want to quit therapy" stag
 - Sounds like you hit a plateau, PTC. Why
 - Shh, Being real is everything! It al
 - Thanks Joanna I know there are plenty
 - I'm not really into journaling. Bloggin
 - PTC I just hope your T sees on Friday,
 - Sorry...just re-read what I put and real
 - Thanks Shh! I wrote a comment but it go
 - Thank you, Shh, Yes, to have my work
 - I am Soooooo aware of new possibilities
 - I find that some days I see the possibil
 - Mary and Shh, A way to begin to learn
 - Dear Shh, Thank you! I'm in the brai
 - "I'm thinking... of.. practical, joyous
 - Dear Mary Louise, Wishing it were pos
 - Brava Shh and Lori,You are both gett
 - Dear Mary Louise, The first step is w
 - So I'm rereading this blog after a coupl
 - Kym...I actually got a bit choked up rea
 - Dear Shh and Kym, First, I love seein
 - I think it would be a good topic for a b
 - When I feel low, which still happens qui
 - Hi, Mary Louise, The options you use
 - We are far but we think so close!!!!
 - Look at your face in those photos. Can
 - Wow Kym...I've only just come across thi
 - I know this is totally unrelated to your
 - Dear PTC, Thank you for letting me kn
 - I was bringing my cats back to my parent
 - Yes, cats don't like disturbances in the
 - Yes, mine are home, running around sever
 - Care for yourself well, PTC. Be mindful
 - It's so funny you should write about thi
 - Dear Lori, Sounds like you are on a p
 - Joanna, I think the vision of your semin
 - Thank you Joanna. I do have a few ob
 - problem is, i don't even know when i fee
 - I just finished my cross country road tr
 - Mary, you sound so much like me! I ke
 - Being the Best - Dance, Music, Ambition
 - Hmm, I don't even know what my secrets a
 - Oh, I figured out my secret. DUH!!! I
 - I don't know if this makes any sense, bu
 - I made a major discovery about myself th
 - Hi PTC You might want to have a look
 - You've got me thinking about secrets thi
 - I think any secret can inspire recovery
 - Dear Spazzy bob, PTC and Hannah, You
 - Just been thinking about this, and wonde
 - Thank you Joanna, I'm just pulling out o
 - Dear Kym, Please put those niceties i
 - My big niceties is 3 days at the beach b
 - Sounds terrific, Kym! I'll be thinking o
 - Hmmm...thinking...
 - Having thought for a few moments, maybe
 - Dear PTC, Let me know how the dream w
 - Hi Spazzy bobs, Can you remember what
 - Joanna I've been wracking my brains t
 - Dear Spazzy bobs, That's a lot of lig
 - Hi Joanna - glad things are progressing
 - Good luck with the book. As for sleep
 - Dear Spazzy Bobs, Great that you are
 - Dear PTC, Nice to hear from you! I'm
 - I dream all of the time and remember the
 - I have a lot of dreams that I'm being tr
 - Dear PTC, If you write down your drea
 - Good to know. I'll try it. Thanks.
 - Gosh Joanna....your response to this has
 - I hit my rock bottom, I surrendered and
 - Dear Spazzy bob, When you have an eat
 - Great, PTC. Let me know what tiny court
 - I like this idea of "simple little court
 - My ED is very ingrained, I've been on di
 - I also have a hard time believing that r
 - Joanna...I find this a really interestin
 - PTC...I used to feel that way, (had my E
 - I dont know if I'll ever be totally Reco
 - Kym...I'm glad you cried, even though I'
 - Thanks Shh, I did end up telling her how
 - Dear Shh and Kym, It wonderful to see
 - Joanna, I've thought a lot about your re
 - Dear Kym, Your disappointment is a no
 - I know people have their own lives and I
 - Yes, I remember my first conference pres
 - I have had the wave dream - several time
 - I started with a therapist who knew noth
 - Kym - Thank you for your comment - I did
 - S.F. I hope you get the help you need.
 - I'm still thinking...Nothing is coming t
 - What is often an inconvenience to you du
 - I know this is a little thing...but mine
 - Beautiful!What a lovely kindness rem
 - Just got back from my 3 day retreat. My
 - Oh, Kym, Your post is so moving. You
 - Kym Reading about your 3 day retreat
 - Thanks Shh and Joanna, I already let my
 - I have a soft spot for bats! Glad you
 - I can't really think of anything that is
 - Dear PTC, Well, why not get a rubber
 - Dear Kym and Shh, I had a stereotypic
 - I thought I was alone too. I am 45 and
 - I can not thank you enough for your perf
 - Hey Joanna, Thank you for your kind wor
 - I've never had any reason to feel reject
 - Dear PTC, Sounds like your getting mo
 - Thanks. I haven't written down anything
 - Like I said before, I know she can help
 - Perhaps if you asked her, "What are my c
 - My choices are: Gain weight or get fired
 - You are in a painful dilemma about this.
 - Ha, growth of my body...that's about it.
 - Dear Rebecca, Thank you for posting y
 - Dear Kym, You are in a courageous str
 - I think for me, "to do" lists or "don't
 - This is a wonderful article, Joanna. Wh
 - You've caught the crux of recovery work,
 - My children were young the first time my
 - Dear Kym, Brava to you! Eating disord
 - I keep coming back to this blog, almost
 - You're right, I have been thinking of re
 - You seek out the environment that will k
 - Dear Kym, Thank you again! I appreci
 - I LOVE dreams. I have a few every night
 - Thank you for your courageous post. It
 - The only thing I can think of that is fo
 - Thank you for remembering Christina...it
 - You did an excellent job describing this
 - I'm so glad you understand. Accepted vi
 - It's a sign of healing and healthy matur
 - Yes I agree this is the biggest problem
 - You are on your recovery path now, Sandy
 - what if there is so much pain that binge
 - Thank you Joanne, for bringing this back
 - I have a hard enough time talking, never
 - Dear Pat, Please forgive me for not r
 - So my "drug of choice" is restricting, b
 - Dear Kym, Would it surprise you to kn
 - Thank you so much Joanna! I figured wha
 - It's a joy for me to know you are in you
 - Wow, I guess I wasn't ready to relate to
 - Dear Kym, You learning the power of a
 - It really does feel good! I know I've w
 - Right on! What you wrote to me in th
 - As someone with an ED, I don't know if I
 - You raise the healing consideration imme
 - I sleep when i can and work when i shoul
 - Oprah will always find a way to get peop
 - Please note that Joanna does not reply t
 - This is a very popular article.
 - I don't see an Oprah picture...
 - Thanks Joanna! I don't think my paren
 - My parents didn't confront me about my E
 - Thank you, Jennifer! I appreciate heari
 - I'm down to weighing myself once a week,
 - Welcome back!! Missed your posts. I d
 - Thank you for the welcome. I've been on
 - Yes, I'm good at feeling anger. I hop
 - I'm glad to hear this. Sharing your dre
 - Give yourself time for your sense of you
 - Thanks, but I think I'm kind of trying t
 - I wonder what would happen if you wrote
 - Sounds beautiful! It's been hot and hum
 - We actually had rolling thunder and abou
 - Ugh, it makes me cringe to read my old s
 - FINE is my go to word. Whenever someone
 - As a Pagan, I thank you for this post!
 - I'm working on getting re-connected to m
 - Dear Kym, You are making great progre
 - Brava, Kym. You are eloquent when you sa
 - I'm intrigued with these 300 maxims; alt
 - Good to hear from you, Kym. Those dark
 - I have not heard about the Big Wave drea
 - Dear Kym, You are in the true heart o
 - Thank you Alison. The great thing about
 - Is there a reason that we can't see what
 - Dear Kym, Thank you for pointing this
 - test
 - So I noticed the problem for a few month
 - Dear Kym, If my mistake led you to ap
 - Ha, I thought you just didn't want what
 - Well, now I hope you know that I do want
 - That's nice to hear. :)
 - Having been obese for much of my life, I
 - You make a terrific point, Kym. Praisin
 - Sure, how do I do that?
 - Wonderful. Write a post between 250 - 5
 - Before treatment I would be going for th
 - Thank you for your comments. Your p
 - The beauty of taking it one day at a tim
 - Joanna, I feel like I've had a taste of
 - It's so true that you start your recover
 - I can absolutely relate to this! I remem
 - I don't think I've had the wave dream, b
 - I'm kind of at this point right now wher
 - Hi Joanna, it's Kym again. Sorry, but I
 - Dear Kym, This is such good news. Yo
 - I was at a complete war with myself last
 - By the way, I like the picture. My cats
 - Wow Joanna, this has to be one of your b
 - I'm halfway through the book. Good stuf
 - When you finish, please share what you g
 - I just finished Portia's book. I was wo
 - Dear Kym, You wrote a beautiful and e
 - I love it! Thank you.
 - I loved the book. I thought it was very
 - Step by Step quote for you: Day by Da
 - I love celebrating holidays the traditio
 - I want to attend .. do I need to RSVP?
 - Dear Angela, This is an online healin
 - I shouldn't be shocked that you picked t
 - Dear Kym, This is fabulous news! Tha
 - So a month ago I posted that I really do
 - Progress is terrific. Moving past that b
 - What's Breakfast? Seriously, my therapy
 - Dear Nina, Well said. Recovery work i
 - Hi Joanna Recovery does start exactly w
 - You are off to a great start! You've got
 - Nina! I'm so glad for you. It's a glori
 - Dear PTC, You babbled on about someth
 - I've been thinking about this question f
 - Hi PTC, You added cheerios. Great.
 - I've heard from Teens with Bulimia that
 - Eating a Mediterranean diet -- one high
 - I woke up and realized that I have no mi
 - Ha, I was wondering why you had the Opra
 - I just read that Oprah is going to have
 - Dear Shelly, Thank you for letting me
 - Thank you so much for bringing awareness
 - Still the same ole breakfast. I've been
 - Dear Kym, You raise yet another troub
 - How come no doctors ever told me sleep w
 - I keep coming back to this one....it's h
 - Hi, Joanna! My name is Cristina and I se
 - Hi, I'm 17 years old and over the past t
 - Thanks. It doesn't feel like such a big
 - Dear PTC, Celebrate your progress! Y
 - It's nice to have someone that can hold
 - Dear Vickie,
 - Dear Linda,Please forgive me for tak
 - I was sexually abused from the age of 10
 - How do I find out about Joanna's new boo
 - @ 1/2 cup fiber one and a few cheerios w
 - Breakfast is the only meal that I eat ev
 - I eat the same breakfast every single da
 - There is no way I could ever sit still f
 - Congrats on your work, Joanna. And keep
 - Hi Pat, I just added more information
 - How do you know if you're ready? I've b
 - Loved it. Thanks for sharing!
 - I know you wrote mostly about eating for
 - I checked out that article. I thought i
 - I wonder if autopsy reports will show th
 - I definitely still have hunger cues. My
 - Hi PTC, Your therapist is away and h
 - I can't imagine what it must be like to
 - Hi Jakki, Yes, we humans can become s
 - Wow, I have never thought about it that
 - I have definitely had a lot of anxiety s
 - Dear PTC, You know that you need to f
 - Hi Joanna, Thanks for your response.
 - For me, I am often tempted to binge to a
 - 9-10 hours and I'm good to go!
 - Hi PTC, Sleep is like food and water.
 - I LOVE Sleeping!
 - I sort of had this discussion the other
 - Bring your own ability to think and eval
 - I used to have to write down everything
 - Well, why not do a test? For one day, w
 - I get yelled at for "grazing" instead of
 - Welcome. I'm so glad you found EDR.
 - Thank you so much for this article. It
 - Hi Joanna, The work I've done on mind/b
 - Wow Diane, reading that was like reading
 - This post is from Diane: Hi Joanna, R
 - Hi, Thank you so much for sharing you
 - Thank you, Joanna, for this positive per
 - Putting yourself near eating disorder recovery work as preparation
 - What if you're not ready to make a commi
 - Dear PTC, Glad you found the new site
 - "Denial Exposed" - That is a really tou
 - I just had my baby and I can't believe h
 - Dear M. Congratulations on giving bir
 - Dear PTC, Please take a look at the n
 - Kym--You are definitely not alone. I'm 5
 - I first developed an eating disorder at
 - Dear Linda,Good for you for continui
 - This was an excellant article. I have be
 - Hi Joanna, I have not been able to fo
 - Dear Diane, I congratulate you on you
 - thanks for your response. I've made an
 - Hi Diane, You are on the path. The s
 - this is my first comment
 
 
- Healing Your Hungry Heart
 
- Buying Healing Your Hungry Heart
 
- Introduction
- The Healing Your Hungry Heart Press Kit
 - Eating disorder recovery stories: Listen to Lisa Davis interview Joanna Poppink on WUML, "It's Your Health Radio"
 - Q & A with each other about Healing Your Hungry Heart experience
 - Joanna Talks About Her New Book
 - Mature Women Have Eating Disorders: NBC Almost Gets it Right
 - When Private Becomes Public: Author's Challenge
 - Healing Your Hungry Heart: Review
 - Joanna's New Book: Update
 - Healing Your Hungry Heart Has a Love Story
 - Joanna's New Book
 
 
- Find Chapter Excerpts Here
- Triggers as Teachers: Staying on Your Recovery Path Chapter 14 Excerpt
 - "Family" Chapter 13 Excerpt
 - Sex, Stalking and Exploitation Chapter 12 Excerpt
 - Recovery Check-In Chapter 11 Excerpt
 - P.S. to "Great Terror" Excerpt
 - "The Great Terror" Chapter 10 Excerpt
 - "Spiritual Depth" Chapter 9 Excerpt
 - "Contemplations on Eating a Meal" Chapter 8 Excerpt
 - "Challenges to Eating Well" Chapter 7 Excerpt
 - "Secrets" Chapter 6 Excerpt
 - "Boundaries: A Challenge in Early Recovery" Chapter 5 Excerpt
 - "How Do I Begin Recovery?" Chapter 4 Excerpt
 - "Early Warning Signs" Chapter 3 excerpt
 - "Beginning to Free Yourself" Chapter 2 Excerpt
 - "Unreal to Real: Snapshots of My Story" Chapter 1 Excerpt
 
 
- Family
 
- Spiritual Depth
 
- Helping Others
- Eating Disorder Prevention: Advice for Educators
 - Great Parenting Lessons Friends and Family Remember #2
 - How to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
 - Great Parenting Lessons Friends and Family Remember #1
 - Number One Reason For Developing An Eating Disorder
 - Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
 - Boyfriend Wants to Help His Girlfriend Who Suffers from Anorexia
 
 
- Help Yourself
- Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 1-10
 - Meaning of Self-Help in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 11-20
 - Act I, II, III of Your Recovery: Where Are You?
 - Eating Disorders Among Women Over 30: Healing Challenge
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 21-30
 - A Recovery Bill of Rights for Trauma Survivors
 - Lonliness Contributes to Binge Eating: Loneliness Quiz
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 31-40
 - Mind Streching for Brain Cell Development & Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Adult Women with Anorexia and Bulimia Coming Forward for Healing
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 41-50
 - No Money and Need Treatment
 - Middle Aged Women: Heal and Renew with Nautilus as Inspiration
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 51-60
 - Take Care of Your Bones, Especially if You Have an Eating Disorder
 - Awe and Wonder in Healing
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 61-70
 - YoYo Weight Gain and Weight Loss
 - How to prevent stress from triggering eating disorder behavior
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 71-80
 - What Do You Mean, Coping Mechanism?
 - Beware of Pro Mia and Pro Ana Invitations
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 81-90
 - Physical Effects of Anorexia Recovery: Response to Personal Story
 - How Lovely to be On Time in Effective Binge Eating Treatment
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 91-100
 - Anorexia: Recovery at 57
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 101-110
 - Physical Effects of Anorexia Recovery: Personal Story
 - Stop! New Research Showing Benefits of Chocolate Is NOT a Free Pass to Binge
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 111-120
 - Anorexia Recovery at Age 60
 - All You Can Eat Buffets: How to Survive Them
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 121-130
 - Response to Crisis: Part VI of VI
 - Compulsive Overeater: On the Verge of Getting Help
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Affirmations 131-140
 - Response to Crisis: Part V of VI
 - Forms Of Help Beyond Triumphant Journey
 - Response to Crisis: Part IV of VI
 - Exercise #1 to Develop Calm & Ease Around Food
 - Response to Crisis: Part III of VI
 - Binge Eating: response to L.A. Times articles
 - Global Economic Crisis: Pulling Out of Desperation and Paralysis
 - Joanna's Tweets: April 13 - October 21, 2009
 - Getting Through a Meal With Strength and Serenity
 - Triggers: What Do They Tell Us? Part III
 - Triggers: what do they tell us? Part II
 - What do I do instead of going on a binge?
 - How a Psychotherapist Listens: Lessons from Complexity Science, the Sea and the Heart
 - Basics of Insurance Coverage for Private Psychotherapy
 - Guided Imagery and Eating Disorder Treatment
 - Visual Cliff Video & Eating Disorder Recovery: Challenge Your Distorted Perceptions
 - What Could Your Life be if You Didn't Have an Eating Disorder?
 - Bulimia: Recognizing Triggers Level One
 - What Do You Look for Now When Therapy Didn't Help Before?
 - How Do I Stop Restricting When I Am Underweight?
 - Eating Disorders, Autism and Shift to Recovery
 - What Should I Eat? How do you approach this question?
 - Danger and Safety Issues for Women With Eating Disorders
 - Life Transitions in Eating Disorder Recovery: What do I do next?
 - Why “To Do Lists” Work and Don’t Work in Eating Disorder Recovery
 - A Zen Story for Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Internal Bridge Building for Eating Disorder Recovery:
 - Anorexia When You Are Past Your Teens
 - Anorexia: Is Control About Weight or Fear?
 - For Teens: When You Discover a Friend Is Bulimic
 - Eating Disorders and Body Communication
 - Your Early Eating Disorder Recovery and Mine: Flashes of Light and Life in the Dark
 - Response to Crisis: Part I of VI - How to Heal From Binge Purge
 - Response to Crisis: Part II of VI
 - Facing Unseen Physical Problems Caused by Eating Disorders
 - Reversing Short or Long Relapse
 - What a Healthy Relationship With Food Looks Like - A Lesson From Children
 - A Starved Brain Can't Think
 - Bulimia, Enemas and Mind Tricks
 - Revolt Against the Tyranny of Your Shoulds
 - Help From a Real Person
 - Am I a Binge Eater? - Part I
 - Am I a Binge Eater? - Part II
 - From Failure to Revolutionary
 - Symptoms With a Sense of Abundance – Even Now
 - Path to Recovery and Freedom Through Victory Gardens
 - Be Slim and Eat Without Guilt
 - Eating Disorder Awareness Week
 - Inside Look at Pro-Eating Disorder Online World
 - Pro Anorexia, Pro Bulimia – Imagine Freedom
 - When Does Bulimia Start?
 - Healing Power of a Garden
 - Eating Disorders and Narcissistic Abuse: Why you attract narcissists
 
 
- Inspirations
- "Ain't I a Woman?" Inspiration for Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Nothing is Permanent: Rinpoche inspirational quote
 - Work 2
 - Work
 - Emotional Pain Is Opportunity for Healing
 - Wisdom
 - Wind
 - Why
 - Violence
 - Vice
 - Two Wolves: eating disorder recovery inspiration
 - Trust
 - Three Rules of Work
 - Thinking
 - Thinking 2
 - Teaching = Conservation
 - Suffering
 - Stress
 - Responsibilitty
 - Reading
 - Procrastination
 - Principles
 - Practice
 - Perspective
 - Persistence
 - Perseverence 4
 - Perseverance 3
 - Perseverance 2
 - Perseverance: quote to help eating disorder recovery
 - Niceness
 - Needs
 - Medicine
 - Making Do
 - Love vs. Power
 - Listening 2
 - Listening
 - Learning
 - Kindness
 - Intellect
 - Your Soul is Your Guide to Eating Disorder Recovery
 - Individuality
 - Health
 - Healing
 - Habits
 - Take Action on Your Own Behalf
 - Growth
 - Friends2
 - Friends
 - Follow Through
 - Try Fail Try
 - Facts
 - Efficacy
 - Education 2
 - Education
 - Dreams
 - Doing Good
 - Correctness
 - Convenience
 - Contentment
 - One day at a time: Emerson
 - Consequences
 - Common Sense
 - Becoming Whole
 - Create Your Future
 - Care ,Relief and Freedom
 - Barriers
 - Power of personal action
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Inspiration During Hard Times
 
 
- Workbook
- Introduction 1 - Idea for Triumphant Journey Begins
 - Overview of free online self help eating disorder recovery workbook: Triumphant Journey
 - About the Author, Joanna Poppink
 - Reality Check: Why Weight Loss Programs Don't Work if You Have an Eating Disorder
 - Development of Mary's Eating Disorder
 - Are You An Overeater? A Check List. Preparation for Recovery
 - Personal Rewards in Freedom From Food Tyranny
 - The Dilemma in Recovery
 - Preparation for the End of Overeating
 - Exercise 1 Insight into Anxiety and Need to Binge
 - Exercise 2 Completing Unfinished Tasks
 - Exercise 3 Riding Out the Urge To Binge Without Bingeing
 - Exercise 4 to Stop Overeating: P.A.M. Pause a Minute
 - Exercise 5
 - Exercise 6 Postpone or procrastinate?
 - Exercise 7
 - Exercise 8
 - Exercise 9
 - Exercise 10 coping with saying good bye
 - Exercise in Kindness
 - Necessity of Inner Secrets
 - Are you curious about your secrets?
 - Time of Decision
 - The Darker Side of Secrets -- Moving to the Unknown
 - Roots of Inner Secrets
 - More Subtle Causes of Inner Secrets
 - The Creation of an Overeater: Mary's Story
 - Discussion of Mary's Story: dissociation and eating disorders
 - Mary Grows Up - Early Stages of Becoming an Overeater
 - Mary Grows Up - Adult Stages of Being an Overeater
 - The Way Out
 - Inner Secret Discovery Questions 1-9
 - Inner Secret Discovery Questions 10-20
 - Eating Disorder Triumphant Journey: Preparation Plan in the Recovery Workbook
 - Eating Disorder Recovery Self Help Action Steps 1-3
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